Today after my mom had returned from the market, she said, "měi měi qǐng nǐ hē xī jiǔ" which translated into 美美請你喝西酒 in my head (Mei Mei invite you to drink Western wine). After half minute being baffled, I just realized that what she meant was 美美請你喝囍酒 (měi měi qǐng nǐ hē xǐ jiǔ - Mei Mei invite you to drink wedding wine)! Mind you, xī and xǐ sound
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